C H A P T E R 2
- - - - - - - - - A n E x c i t e d F a n A n d A n A n i m e H a t e r
Alyssa had been staring at her cousin, watching the red head's eyes fill with excitement. Kim didn't seem to notice Alyssa's... less excited expression. In fact, you couldn't get less excited. You could tell her that there was another ten days added on to the school year and she, still, wouldn't of looked less excited. Her mouth was a complete 'n' shape, her eyes narrow.
"What?" She said to her cousin, in her mind going over all possible things around here that could kill her. She didn't necessarily have to go through this torture.
"We're in an anime!" Kim repeated, jumping to her feet as if she was about to dance. She just then paid mind to Alyssa's obvious displeasure as the blonde stood up, her arms waving around her as if she was a two year old about to throw a tantrum.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE'RE IN AN ANIME!?" She yelled, her voice frightening a few birds as they flew from their places in the trees. Kim opened her mouth, about to say something but hesitating. She wasn't sure how she could explain it more simply. Should she say it in Spanish? Would Alyssa understand it then? But knowing Kim's bilingual skills, she'd end up saying something like 'We have much animals here'. Or maybe 'banana hammock'. But luckily she was saved by a yell that changed the subject.
"Hey! Did you guys hear that? "
Kim and Alyssa both looked towards the direction of the yell, Kim a little more calmly while Alyssa jumped out of her skin. Of course she was easily startled right now! She was in a damn anime! Where people had hair that was spiky, monsters walked around like any other creature could, and giant hammers appeared randomly behind people's backs to knock someone half way across the world with! SHE WAS HORRIFIED!
"Who was that? "Alyssa asked, looking between Kim and the direction the voice had come from. She watched as Kim just stood there, looking deep in thought while scratching her head.
"That voice sounds familiar." Kim said, trying to rack her brain for who it could be. It was a little odd to hear the voice without crappy television speakers. It sounded a bit different, less drowned out. Plus she had such a wide rang of character it could be considering all the animes out there. She knew she was at least in an anime, but not which one. She knew which one she wanted it to be though.
"What if it's some demons?" A voice different from the first one, a female who also sounded familiar, said from the same direction. Kim was trying to remember the owner of the voice when she noticed what it had said. Her eyes went wide, the bright smile on her face giving Alyssa the unmistakable feeling that this could NOT be good.
'Demons? Oh..no way! Demons, heck yes!' Kim cheered in her head. Demons meant it had to be at least a cool anime, though it didn't really narrow things down. Japanese people seemed obsessed with demons and such. At least it threw Speed Racer out of the options. Though she kinda figured that when she noticed their lips actually matched the words coming out.
"Kim... " Alyssa addressed her, anxious to hear the good-for-Kim-bad-for-Alyssa news. But Kim quickly held her hand flat out towards her, as if cutting through her voice and telling the girl to stay silent. Alyssa gulped, not sure why it was so important to be quiet. But she took it for the worst, a sick feeling curling in her stomach. She couldn't die in an anime. That was just against all her principles!
"What if they have a jewel shard? " A male voice said in company of the other's, his sounding different from the first male voice. Kim's eyes widened a bit.
'That voice is familiar too. Wait...Jewel Shard!'
"That can't be it. I don't sense any of the Shikon Jewel shards. " The female voice said again.
'Shikon Jewel Shards? Oh my god...'
"Inuyasha, do you smell any demons? "A male voice asked.
"HOLY CRAP!" Kim screamed, Alyssa jumping once again and falling on her ass from the shock of the scream. There was a thud as she hit the ground, Alyssa sitting there with a confused expression on her face. That was odd, she usually wasn't so clumsy. Kim looked at her cousin, distracted from her realization by the thud, looking at Alyssa's expression and laughing a little.
"People seem to fall a lot more in animes. It's for comedic relief. Don't worry, you'll get use to it." She explained to her cousin, Alyssa raising her brow with a look that expressed how much sense that DIDN'T make.
"No I won't get use to it... because we're not staying! We are leaving right-" Alyssa's harsh whispers were interrupted by a female's voice, Kim's face brightening as she paid close attention to it. She knew who it was now, after all. Hell, they'd just said 'Inuyasha'. That narrowed it all down to one, which wasn't much to choose from.
"Did you hear that? Someone might need help! "The female voice, that Kim now knew belonged to Kagome, said. Kim's face looked even more excited, her hands clapping in front of her and a giant smile on her face. They were coming to save them! Sure, they were the ones that were going to need the saving when Kim saw them, but it's the thought that counts!
Alyssa got wide eyes, hearing from the voice that whoever they were, they were on their way. She looked towards Kim, about to grab the girls arm and pull her away. And she did attempt it. But Kim stood there, planted into the ground like a statue, waiting for them to come. Alyssa got a good hold on her upper arm, trying to move her but Kim some how not budging.
It wasn't till the bushes began to rustle around that Alyssa gave up trying to hide with Kim, her eyes looking towards the bushes with a horrified expression and her jumping behind her cousin for protection. They could have Kim if they could move her.
She watched as the bush let out the sight of six figures, each of them running out one after the other and looking like they were ready for some battle. Kim's smile grew almost too large for her face as Alyssa's head shrank, her jaw falling open and to the ground. WHICH SHOULD NOT OF BEEN POSSIBLE, DAMN ANIME.
In front of them was a girl with long raven hard and wearing some sort of green sailor uniform, her skirt probably too short and flowy for whatever adventures happened in this anime. A silver haired boy with odd dog ears and wearing some eye stinging bright red outfit ran in front of her, stepping to the hide her behind him as if he was expecting he'd need to protect her. Coming from the rear was another girl, lighter hair than the sailor chick and wearing a pink kimono with out an obi, instead some sort of green.. apron? Next to her was another boy with black hair in a small pony tail, his bangs for some reason spiky and flying off his head. He held some sort of golden staff, looking at them with a narrow expression as if he also expected danger.
For a few moments they all stood there. Inuyasha and his group seemed to of been studying the two girls, trying to decide if they were threats. Alyssa watched them, biting her lip while staring at these people. They looked like they were ready to hurt them. As if being trapped in an anime wasn't enough pain for her?! She looked over at Kim, hoping the girl would be setting a good example and give Allyssa some confidence. But she just saw Kim standing still and struck with wide eyes.
The time they all spent like this was slightly awkward, no one knowing exactly how to address the other party. Finally, Kagome stepped forward and broke the tension.
"Umm, are you guys okay?" She asked, tilting her head while looking mostly looking at Kim. Her face reminded Kagome of the expression, 'looks like you just saw a ghost'. Cept this must of been some sort of celebrity ghost considering Kim's face also held admiration. Maybe Elvis?
Kim was able to break out of her frozen shell enough to nod, while Alyssa was actually sane enought to speak up.
"Yeah. Sorry about her she's just a little...well..ummm..confused." Alyssa said, begging pardon on her shocked cousin's behalf. Alyssa's voice was weak though, obviously showing her shyness around these people. Kagome looked at Alyssa a moment, then let her soft brown eyes land on Kim who's jaw gaped down. The expression she wore wasn't quite as confused as some other emotions Kagome could think of, but it was enough to convince the raven haired girl.
It was then that something caught Kagome's eyes, that something being what the two girls wore. That was natural for a teenage girl, right? Judging someone off their clothes? But it was hard not to judge while both girls wore jeans, Kim also wearing a black tank top with the word 'Blah' sketched into the fabric. Alyssa was decked in a yellow fitted tee that had 'Bubbly Blonde' scribbled in bold letters. Clothes they obviously hadn't come across in Feudal Japan.
"Wait.. you guys are from the future, right?" Kagome asked, looking a little excited. It was probably a bad thing that someone else from her time had found a way into this Era, but she couldn't help feeling glad. At least now someone would get all her jokes! Alyssa turned her head towards Kim, rising a confused brow as if to ask 'are we from the future?' Maybe Alyssa should of listened a little more to Kim's constant rants about this damned show...
But that wasn't needed now. Kim had calmed down a bit, now able to speak. Which was a good considering any word Alyssa spoke was a risk to blowing their cover. How awkward would it be to try to explain to them that Kim knew every little detail about them because they were some international cartoon? Yeah, not too fun. So to avoid that situation, Kim swallowed her excitement and spoke.
"Yeah...we're...from..the..fut...OH MY GOD IT'S KIRARA! "
So much for talking. Kim had been pulled away from the topic when she saw the small demon sitting on Sango's shoulder. The group was confused by her ADD moment, them all blinking at her. But by the time they had opened their eyes, Kim was already in front of Sango and holding Kirara in the air. Alyssa's face turned into a nice '-.-' look as Kim's eyes danced up at the demon, Kirara looking back down at her with confusion in it's large red eyes while it's two tails wagged back and forth.
"Mew? " The little demon noised, making the mistake of looking completely adorable while in Kim's hands.
"Aw!! "Kim exclaimed, bringing the demon down against her and wrapping her arms around it to trap the fur ball in a strangling hug.
"You're so cute!" She cheered, dancing back and forth with the poor little demon. Sango watched her with a confused expression, her mouth slightly opened as her high eyebrow twitched. She wasn't sure if she should consider this teenage girl a threat to Kirara or not. The girl didn't seem to have any intention of hurting Kirara but... it looked like the small demon could snap in half at any second.
"Ummm, Kagome do you know these people?" Shippo's small voice pipped up to Kagome from where he stood on the ground. His noise pierced right through Kim's ears, instantly getting her attention as she looked over at him with still wide and dancing eyes. Shippo seemed a little frightened, but didn't have time to react before Kim shoved Kirara back into Sango's arms and reached down, scooping Shippo up and trapping him against herself in another powerful hug.
"Aw you're Shippo! You're, also, so cute!" Kim cheered while rocking back and forth with Shippo in her arms, spinning a little as the little demon yelled from the 'ride'. Alyssa blankly watched as her cousin squeezed the life out of what appeared to be a young...boy maybe? A boy with an adorable fluffy tail..god damn anime. Kim was still hugging Shippo when she felt a hand against her shoulder, at first not getting her attention.
"Hey, let go of him! "Inuyasha yelled.
Inuyasha's hair stood a bit with shock as his voice instantly froze Kim. The rest of the group watched with slight fear as Kim's arms unwrapped, Shippo dropping to the ground with a little 'oof'. Inuyasha even felt a little bit of fright churn in his stomach as Kim's figure began to tremble under his touch. He probably should of removed his hand from Kim's sake, but he didn't seem to make that connection.
Slowly, Kim turned her head to look back at Inuyasha, her wide blue eyes making him flinch slightly. Her mouth slowly opened, making him gulp before she stuttered out some words.
"You're...you're... " The name couldn't come pass her lips. She was in too much shock... oh her poor hyper active heart.
'Inuyasha's hand... is on my shoulder... Inuyasha's... hand... INUYASHA'S HAND, OH MY DEAR GOD.'
"I'm Inuyasha!" The hanyou barked at her, as if he was growing tired of waiting for her to say something. He had gotten more composed now, looking more like the tough guy he tried to be. He watched as Kim's shocked expression didn't change, still not moving his hand.
"Inu..yasha?" Kim mumbled, her tone dazed and in disbelief. And how could she believe it? Her mind was convinced this was a dream. But she realized that couldn't be, not with the completely real feeling she got from Inuyasha's hand on her shoulder. She was in such a daze, she didn't notice Inuyasha's hard glare.
"What's your problem? "He snapped at her, getting a confused expression again as Kim's suddenly changed. Her mouth now closed, forming a goofy smile as her eyes narrowed into dreamy pools of blue that rippled while she fantasized.
"I'm never going to wash this shoulder again..." She mumbled, like she was facing a dream, suddenly losing all feeling in her body and drifting down to the ground like a leaf falling from a tree in the wind. Inuyasha got wide gold eyes, looking down at her with surprise while his hand was in the same position it had been, as if it had been still holding her shoulder. He flinched a little as Kim's body made a thud against the grass.
The group all gasped, Kagome running over to Inuyasha's side with the most concerned expression. Alyssa just sighed while rubbing her forehead, looking away from her idiotic cousin.
'Dumbass... what an embarrassment.'
"Inuyasha! What did you do? "Kagome yelled from her spot next to the hanyou, looking down at Kim who laid on her back in the grass, still wearing that goof smile and humming a happy tune.
"I didn't do nothing!" Inuyasha snapped at Kagome. Though he had to wonder... had he done something to the girl without realizing it? People didn't just faint like that! Well... at least not normal ones.
Alyssa sighed while shaking her head, walking pass them to her cousin and looking down at the now giggling red head.
"Don't worry, she's just an idiot." She said bluntly while reaching down and scooping Kim's legs into her arms. She stepped back, dragging Kim along with her towards the bushes Inuyasha and his group has just popped out from.
"Now if you'd excuse us, me and my dear cousin need to have a little chat." Alyssa smiled and dragged her cousin off. The group watching with mixed emotions as they disappeared behind the bushes, the whole way Kim mumbling things about how glorious life was and how her shoulder was now the gateway to heaven.
But this eventually stopped, the red head's face collecting as if the lack of Inuyasha's presence destroyed the fainting spell. She sat up, looking forward at Alyssa who knelled in front of her.
"What's up? "Kim asked, Alyssa getting the '-.-' expression once again. It didn't seem right at all that Kim could go from being googoogaga faint one second to up and casual the next. Then again, she'd given up trying to understand Kim a long time ago.
"Okay, you know like everything about this place. And quite frankly, I don't. So tell me everything I should know and fast." Alyssa whispered to Kim, deciding she'd yell at her cousin for being an idiot later. Right now she had to get on with all the important information before that Inuyasha and his group could come looking for them.
Kim nodded, gesturing with her hand and giving Alyssa the hint that they needed to get further away. Alyssa was confused by this, wondering why it matter, but she knew she'd have to trust Kim in this world. So she silently obeyed and followed Kim as she began to crawl through the forest, creeping away. They did this little super awesome moving for a few more minutes, till Kim suddenly came to a stop and turned around on her knees to face Alyssa. She was satisfied with this distance.
"Okay, first, Inuyasha is a half demon. Which means his ears and nose are better then ours." Kim began. justifying why they had to crawl so far away. Even now Kim wasn't sure if they were out of Inuyasha's range... or why they crawled instead of simply walking.
"Demon?" Alyssa gasped. Kim smirked a bit at Alyssa's reaction to the world. She had some what suspected it.
"Don't worry. Its not as bad as it sounds. Like that cute little guy that girl was holding, he's a demon too." Kim explained, watching with a small laugh as Alyssa's face twisted into confusion.
"But he was so cute!" Alyssa argued, as if pointing that out would suddenly take away the boy's demonicness. Damn animes and their irony. Kim smiled at Alyssa, nodding her head and letting out her last laugh.
"I know. Anyway, Inuyasha has what you could call an attitude problem. But once you're his friend, you'll get along fine..ish. And did you see that guy with short black hair and the staff? He was wearing purple..." She continued. Alyssa thought back to the group and nodded, remembering the more human looking male in the party. Kim sighed, wondering what the easiest way to sum up Miroku was.
"He's a perv." She said. Yup, that basically summed it up.
"I'm surprised he hasn't asked us to 'bare his children' yet." Kim rolled her eyes a bit, watching as Alssya's face scrunched up into a disgusted look.
"That's so wrong." She grumbled. That was another thing she hated about animes. Why did all the characters have to be so damn over exaggerated?
"Hey are you guys coming back or what? " Inuyasha's yell suddenly boomed through the air and into their ears.
Kim got a big smile as she sat a little straighter, looking towards the direction of the yell. Her ears would of twitched if they could of. Alyssa also looked back towards the yell, but with a much different expression than her cousins. She bit her lip, not sure if she was ready to face the group again. She looked back towards Kim, getting a nervous face when she saw her cousin already moving to stand up with that big smile.
"Okay, that's every thing you need to know for now. Everyone else is pretty nice. I can just fill you in on the minor stuff later. Let's go!" Kim cheered, moving her feet to skip happily towards the direction of her favorite anime characters. She left Alyssa sitting there, the blonde staring into space a moment then letting out a little sigh.
'I'm trapped in an anime with my insane cousin...oh this is going to be bad, very bad.'
Alyssa quickly stood up, running after her cousin before she could get too far ahead. It was only natural that her running pace was faster than Kim's relaxed, skipping one. And that difference in pace landed Alyssa a spot at Kim's side after only a few moments of pursuit. She looked towards her cheerful cousin, frowning with a concerned look.
"Are you going to be okay? I mean, you really went crazy back there." Alyssa asked her. Kim was insane enough on her own. Throw the girl into an anime and you were unleashing hell. Kim smiled while looking over at the blonde.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. As long as Sesshomaru doesn't show up." She assured her cousin. She doubted she would see Sesshomaru since he showed up what seemed like every frickin billion episodes, but she wondered what would happen if she did come across the demon. She'd probably just have a heart attack and drop dead. That wouldn't be too bad though, considering seeing Sesshomaru would pretty much make her life complete.
They hadn't really strayed too far away, so they were breaking through the bushes within minutes and found themselves once again in the group's presence. Alyssa stayed behind Kim, an unsure look still on her face as the others looked over. Kim could tell by their expressions they were slightly weired out by her behavior. That or she had suddenly grown a second head.
But there came Kagome, the groups faithful representative, diving right into a conversation. Most likely to avoid another awkward moment.
"So, you guys are from the future too? Where exactly?" She asked them, curious for sure. They probably didn't look very Japanese, with their red and blonde hair.
"Oh we're from America. North America. "Kim answered her, Alyssa staying quiet at her side.
"Where's North America?" Shippo asked while looking up at Kagome. The miko looked down at him, her words coming out a little slowly.
"It's a whole other country Shippo. Pretty from Japan." Kagome said, confusion having a few peaks in her tone. Kim couldn't blame her for behind confused. Even Kim didn't understand how two girls from twenty first century American had landed themselves in Feudal Japan. Not wanting to give Kagome the chance to question further, Kim quickly changed the subject.
"Oh duh. I just realized we haven't told you our names yet." She said with a smile.
"My name is Kim. And this is my cousin, Alyssa." She introduced both herself and her cousin. She figured by Alyssa's current shyness that the girl didn't want to speak to these people, so Kim kept up with the conversation on both their behalfs. Most of the group smiled, all but Inuyasha. He just glared at the girl who had gotten Kagome mad at him... again.
"Well, it's nice to meet you! I'm Kagome." She said while placing her hand against her chest, as if pointing out herself. She then turned her body a bit, giving the cousins a better view of the traveling party behind her. The miko's hand was outreach as she gestured to the group.
"This is Sango, you've meet Inuyasha...sorry 'bout that by the way.." Kagome laughed while scratching the back of her head, slightly embarrassed by how her hanyou behaved. She looked a little relieved as Kim and Alyssa just nodded, showing they were far pass Inuyasha and his attitude. So Kagome continued.
"You seem to already know Shippo and Kirara. And this is Miroku." Kagome finished the introductions, smiling as she rested her hand back down at her side. Kim had pretty much zoned out, already knowing all this. Though Alyssa listened intently, wanting to know as much about this world as she possibly could. Even something as simple as the characters' names.
Miroku decided that now would be the perfect time to introduce the girls to his "charm". He smiled while scanning their faces, deciding to try Alyssa first. He ran over to her, his mouth open as to speak an introduction. But he quickly stopped his words, seeing the fierce glare that Alyssa was throwing at him. She remembered him as the pervert from Kim's warnings. Miroku gulped, shrinking away from her.
'Better stay away from that one for now'
But thank goodness for the number two! He did a little side step, landing in front of the still zoned out Kim. She was snapped back into reality as Miroku's hands wrapped around her own, holding them in the air as his staff rested against his shoulder. She stared at him blankly, knowing what was coming but unable to bring herself to stopping it.
"Hello, it's very nice to meet you! I am Miroku and I would be honored if you would bare my children." He said in his usual Miroku way. Kim blinked for a moment, Miroku getting his hopes up since she hadn't tried to hurt him yet. But that was all brought crumbling down as Kim rolled her eyes, him getting a sweat drop till he felt her shoe kicking against his shin.
"Don't even think about it, hentai." She growled as Miroku let go of her hands and curled his leg up, wobbling away with anime waterfall tears streaming down his face. Oh, rejection was so sad. Inuyasha simply let out a 'keh' as he watched the idiocy, Kagome sighing while Sango's previous jealous expression turned into a smirk.
"Ff you guys are from the future, you must be lost. Do you even know where your going?" She asked them, admiring their ways of handling Miroku.
"Nope." Kim said bluntly while Alyssa shook her head, gaining a little courage to at least try and participate in the conversation. Even if it was silently...
"How did you get here? "Miroku asked, peaking his head out from his hiding spot behind Sango. These girls were scary, could you blame him for hiding? Even though Sango could be just as scary at times. Kim looked over at him, not thinking before she spoke.
"We fell through a man hole." She explained, realizing she might of wanted to think of some other way as she saw their confused expressions. All except Kagome though, who actually knew what a man hole was.
"Why would two girls fall down a man hole?" Inuyasha mumbled. The three future girls all looked at him with odd expression, making Inuyasha slightly nervous. He quickly crossed his arms and turned away from them, letting out another 'keh' as he set up that whole 'not that I care' look. Kagome sighed at the hanyou, a light bulb clicking on in her head and she got a -gasp- idea!
"Hey! If you guys don't know where you're going, you should come travel with us for a while!" The miko offered, turning to see Kim's face had regained it's excitement while Alyssa looked a little unsure of if this was a good or bad thing.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled while looking towards her, his eyes narrow and expression hard. Hell if he was going to let more little humans travel with-
"Sit boy!" Kagome said simply.
And Inuyasha was forced to a painful ground. Kim laughed, Alyssa letting out a few giggled. Kim had always loved that trick while Alyssa didn't really know what had just happened, but she liked it.
"Yes Inuyasha?" Kagome's smile matched her taunting voice.
"Gr...nothing." He mumbled still in the ground. Kagome laughed a little before looking back at Kim and Alyssa, curious to if they would accept her offer.
"We'd love to travel with you guys! "Kim cheered, resisting the urge to dance. Alyssa let out a little sigh, still behind her cousin.
'What have I got my self into?'
"Well right now we're heading out to look for the Shikon Jewel Shards. Are you familiar with them? "Sango asked them curiously, wondering if it was right to bring the two human girls into this kind of dangerous adventure. Then again.. maybe they possessed some helpful abilities like Kagome?
"Yeah, we've heard of them. "Kim nodded, surprising the group slightly. Alyssa frowned while looking towards her cousin, leaning in towards her ear.
"The Shikon what whats?" She whispered. Kim smiled a little while glancing back at her.
"I'll explain later." She muttered under her breath. Kagome opened her mouth, about to say something when she suddenly felt a surge run up her spine. She looked towards the west, her hair blowing in the wind as everyone seemed to noticed the miko's sudden change.
"There's a Shikon Shard that way." She pointed, the group's eyes following her finger. Alyssa raised her eyebrow.
'Huh? I don't get it. How does she know?'
Inuyasha smiled a little, jumping out of his hole and running over to Kagome.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Inuyasha yelled while bending over, Kagome climbing up onto his back. Kim watched as he took off, leaving them all to prepare themselves. By the time she looked back at the group, Kirara had transformed into her larger form and Sango was already on it's back, dressed in her black armored outfit. Alyssa just stood there, watching with confusion as things began to quickly unwind. This was starting to sound like danger... and Alyssa didn't like danger. Especially not the anime kind...
Sango looked down at Kim and Alyssa as Miroku took off running after Inuyasha and Kagome.
"You guys climb on up. Don't worry, she won't bite." She laughed while looking at Alyssa's scared expression. What the hell happened to the cute little kitten that was just in front of her? Kim laughed also and ran over to Kirara, excitement in her step as she got on behind Sango. Alyssa noticed that the demon seemed harmless and let out a sigh, walking over and letting them help her up onto the demon's back. She didn't have much time to get situated before the the demon soared up, Alyssa's eyes going wide as the cat actually flew through the sky.
Kim's expression was pure thrill as she looked past Sango, her hair blowing back in the wind as she flew over the forest.
'This is so cool! I'm actually on Kirara! If this is a dream I'm going to jump of a cliff when I wake up.'
Alyssa, on the other hand, looked a little less thrilled.
'Okay, this is kinda cool. I mean watching an anime isn't much fun but being in one? Its kinda cool. But I do wish I knew as much as Kim did about what was going on.'
"This rocks socks! "Kim yelled. Sango gave her a confused look. Alyssa sighed at her cousin's stupidity and looked down at the ground, trying not to notice how damn high they were. But they were close enough for her to see the monk running in the same direction below them, not too far behind Inuyasha and Kagome. Alyssa's eyes went wide as she realized something.
'Oh I get it...he's a monk...but perverted...haha! Who thinks of this stuff?'
Sango seemed to be the more serious one on Kirara, her eyes squinting into the distance where there was a cloud of smoke roaring up. It only took them a few moments to get closer and Sango to make out the village that seemed to be where the smoke was coming from. She frowned and looked down towards the ground.
"Miroku, there's a village up ahead!" Sango yelled down to the monk and pointed in the village's direction. Kim looked over Sango's shoulder and gasped, by now them close enough to make out the fires that rose above the houses, darkening the sky around it with a hazy shade. Alyssa saw this also and gulped, suddenly wishing she had put up more of a fight when getting on this demon's back. Here came that danger.
"Or whats left of a village... Look at that wreck. "Kim sighed, shaking her head. Though she couldn't help but wonder what demon they were about to meet. It was a little exciting actually... They hovered for a while more till they were actually over the village. Kirara flew in a little circle above as Miroku ran straight to the center, where Inuyasha and Kagome where already way ahead of them.
Kim's and Sango's eyes scanned through the carnage while Alyssa focused on not looking down, the deathly smell in the air making her stomache feel a little sick. Finally Sango's eyes made out three figures standing in the center of the rubble.
"Hey, there's Inuyasha and Kagome. Someone else is down there too. But I can't tell... "Sango's words eventually turned into mumbled, Kim also looking down but unable to make out the other figure. She was able to see Miroku running up to Kagome and Inuyasha though. They floated there for a few moments, both seeming a little dazed. Alyssa raised her eyebrow.
"Well... then lets just go check it out." Alyssa rolled her eyes at how long it took them to actually make a decision. Damn dramatic suspense. But they had listened to her and Kirara was now diving down into the village floor.
When Kirara landed, Sango and Kim instantly jumped off. Alyssa took a little more time, nearly falling off the demon as she tried to climb to the ground. She was eventually on her feet though, running after Kim and Sango who headed towards where Inuyasha stood protectively in front of Kagome and Miroku at his side. Kim glanced over, trying to figure out who they were facing, but a flaming house stood in her peripheral way.
'Okay, I bet it's...Naraku...or a huge ugly demon!'
As Sango, Alyssa and Kim joined the rest of their group, their heads turned in the enemy's way. Sango glared, Kim getting eyes so wide that they could of popped off her face. She even nearly tripped over the shock. Alyssa could kinda remember the guy from a poster... that one really big one Kim had on her wall. But what was his name again?
The two girls stared at the figure in front of them. His silver hair blew in the disaster's wind, pushing it to his sider and framing his perfectly collected face. His eyes were narrow, gold some how managing to shine through like firece suns under his red marked eye lids. On his forehead was a dark blue crescent moon that rested between his bangs, matching the two dark red stripes on each of his cheeks. Alyssa concluded that he was the weirdest looking one she had seen so far, while Kim prepared for that heart attack she had planned earlier.
As he looked over at the two cousins, Kim swore she could of dropped dead right there.
"So Inuyasha. You have more worthless human traveling companions." His icy voice said, forming in a bored tone.
Alyssa looked confused, glancing at Kim who could barely balance herself with her mouth so wide and open.
'Oh my god...it's him...it's him, it's him, it's him!'
"Shut up Sesshomaru! "Inuyasha growled towards him.
Alyssa blinked a moment, glancing at Inuyasha, then looking back at Sesshomaru with a more eased tone, the name clicking in her mind.
'Oh that's him. The one Kim is so obsessed with. Wait...Kim...Sesshomaru...Oh no.'
Alyssa looked over at Kim, a second too late as the girl commensed with screaming her lungs out.
Sesshomaru held in a little smirk at what he thought were screams of fear. Boy, was he in for a surprise.